⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:44 · LAL 84-83 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q4 11:03 · LAL 85-99 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 2:05 · LAL 102-119 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 1 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 16 | Blocks | 13 |
